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Modifying the G3 is only a stop gap until the new weapon is shosen and inducted. It take several years to hapen and until then you have to give some update to existing weapons. As an exemple you can see Portuguese Army G3 in use in RCA (Central African Republic), they are a stopgape until the...

The AK are used primary by the two Mechanized Divisions, each: - 1st Armoured Brigade (2 Armoured Regiments x44=88 MBT)+(Mech Inf Bn (M113) - 2nd Armoured Brigade (1 Armoured Regiment x44 MBT)+(Mech Inf Bn (M113) - Divisional Armoured Recon Regiment (26 MBT) (can be attached to 2nd Armoured...

Ok, thats not what I see from here! 1st & 6th Armoured Divisions - 1st Armoured Brigade (2 Armoured Regiments x44=88 MBT)+(Mech Inf Bn (M113) - 2nd Armoured Brigade (2 Armoured Regiments x44=88 MBT)+(Mech Inf Bn (M113) - 3rd Armoured Brigade (1 Armoured Regiment x44 MBT)+(Mech Inf Bn (M113) -...

I In the link below, there is a foto of a gunner in the dor of a Mi17 identified as Pak Army in RCA (Central Africa Republic) can someone check if its true, and confirm the use of this MGs on the doors of your Mi17 http://www.operacional.pt/forca-portuguesa-na-republica-centro-africana Thanks

No Way, they are flying since 1963. The contract is for the last 6 to be delivered back to the winner Thanks

Here in Portugal we are allmost sure that the replacement for the Alouette III will be the AW119kx Koala, its much more cheap to by and operate than the AW109. Thanks

Great Shoper!

No, but we have the oldest organized navy in the world with its "Corpo de Fuzileiros" formed in 1585. Yeah!!! Today you have learn something!

I think that the IAF (and same Indian PDF members) are comiting the same mistake of the US at Vietnam (I am refering to Air War). Back then in theory, the F4 Phantom with many AAMs were to be the end of the gun armed MiGs. The result was wat History told us, try to learn from past mistakes. Thanks

Sorry brothers, but if you want to be independent from spain, you wil have to do it our way! We formed in 1143 ac and to continue that way have killed all kinds of thinks since then, including Spanish, French, Germans and North African Muslims. If you think you will get it just by Politics, your...

As I see, the main problem is: - JF17 is changing the way PAF organizes its aircraft fleets, the JF17 is assuming (and it will) the job of main air defence fighter. In same way it replaces the F16 fleet job performing since the 1980s. - This way the F16 fleet is assumed as the main air assault...

www.infodefensa.com/wp-content/uploads/FuturoMRAP.pdf page 45, its in spanish Unveiled in 2012, the Vamtac S3 shared more commonalities with its European cousins the AMPV or the Sherpa. It had a larger engine and was recognizable for a redesigned grille. The rest of the improvements were to...

For the Portuguese Army, in competition its the UROVESA ST5 and the Katmerciler Hizir. The Spanish is 6000kg and the Hizir is 16000kg. They are on the same cost and armour protection category, the Hizir is biger with 9 seats, the ST5 is 5 seats. We will probably shoose the ST5, we need it for...

There is a NATO agency, you go there and say you want to by 5 new helicopters 20mil each, then you give the specifications, then you receive the proposals (from NATO countries only!!!) THe URO has a V-Shape hull, we have allready used it in Afganistan and the two main diferences is the large...

Main issue is URO is right here north of Portugal, going to the factory will be the same as I go to Bayona to eat seafood

Os meus sentimentos aos familiares 62 dead + 64 injured Aircraft arriving from Italy too, allready 1600 firefighters at work Terrible tragedy

Portuguese FOE http://warriors.pt/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Revista-Warriors-n%C2%BA17-Opera%C3%A7%C3%B5es-Especiais-RT17.pdf

There is the option for ex.USAF F16A from AMARC modernised in Portugal to F16AM and full training and weapons package, just like Romania. "Its the easy way" I told you!!!! Just seat down and enjoy the raid

There is an article about PAF Alouette III in a Portuguese blog http://www.passarodeferro.com/2015/01/o-alouette-iii-no-paquistao-m1777.html

Portuguese Force going to Lithuania: - CAtMecR (Mechanized Rifle Coy) (Pandur 8x8) from RI14 Viseu - DOE (SOF Task Unit) from CTOE Lamego http://www.operacional.pt/exercito-portugues-regressa-a-frente-leste/